Currie Worked For Firm Since '03

320 Calls Made To Executives, Affidavit Also Says Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, July 23, 2008; Page B01 Federal agents say Sen. Ulysses Currie's undisclosed consulting relationship with a grocery store chain goes as far back as 2003, with 320 calls made from his phone lines to current and former executives of the company over more than four years. The assertions are contained in an affidavit, made public by a federal judge yesterday, that was filed May 22 to justify a search of the Prince George's County Democrat's home by FBI agents. After Currie's home in District Heights was raided May 29, documents and interviews have revealed that the senator repeatedly intervened in issues important to Lanham-based Shoppers Food and Pharmacy, prodding state and local agencies for traffic lights and sitting in on a local liquor... [read full story]